Mr. Manson was not the end point of the counterculture. If anything, he was a backlash against the civil rights movement and a harbinger of white supremacist race warriors like Dylann Roof, the lunatic fringe of the alt-right.

Just … what? Wait? Who? SERIOUSLY?!?! So Manson inspired the alt-right? Even if you’re not a fan of the fringe group, pretending Manson in any way had anything to do with them is just, well, horse manure.

But of course, this is the NYT we’re talking about, we’re pretty sure at this point a piece has to be horse manure to even be considered.